The Chase

Chapter 8: Mall Trouble

Aliyah Ikeuchi

"Ohayou Aya," pagbati saken ni Okaasan pagkapasok ko sa dining room.

"Ohayou Okaasan, Otosan," naupo ako sa tabi ni Otosan na busy sa pagbabasa ng dyaryo.

"Ohayou," Otosan replied while still looking at his newspaper.

"So ano ng plano mo ngayong Saturday?" binigyan naman ako ni Okaasan ng bowl.

"Arigato," nilagyan ko ito ng cereal tas milk."Uhm I dont know. Maybe just stick around the house?"

"You'll be bored," Otosan sipped his coffee. "Why dont you go to the mall with me?"

Manager kasi ng mall si Otosan na sya din namang pag-aari ng grandfather ko.

"Or sumama kana lang saken. I'm taking my yoga lessons today," Okaasan suggested.

"I'd rather go to the mall," I giggled.

"Ikaw talaga," she smiled warmly. "Wala ka talagang hilig sa mga peaceful places," she said while fixing my hair.

"Hurry up eating your breakfast. Then prepare yourself already. I'm gonna be late for work."- Otosan

"Hai!" ^__^

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"Ah Otosan, dun nalang po ako tatambay sa coffee shop nina Krissy," sambit ko kay Otosan pagkarating namin sa mall.

"Okay. Just go to my office later," he said before we finally part ways.

Tinext ko kasi si Krissy na papunta akong mall. Sabi niya pupunta din daw tuloy siya para jam kami. Dun ko nalang daw siya hintayin sa coffee shop na pag-aari ng parents niya na dito lang din naman sa loob ng mall.

The waiters greeted me when I came in. Kilalang kilala kasi ako dito. Bukod kasi sa family ko ang nagmamay ari ng mall eh palage rin kame ni Krissy natambay dito.

Naupo ako sa isang table and waited for Krissy. I plugged my earphones in and scrolled down my playlist searching for a song that would perfectly suit my vibe. I just ended up clicking on a random song out of boredom. Then binuksan ko inbox ko na puro GM lang naman ang laman. Wala eh, buhay single.

My chin landed on my hand and I dazedly looked around. And I started thinking of Ice again. Hey, thinking of him is something inevitable okay.

I miss him.

Ano kaya ang ginagawa nya ngayon? Kamusta kaya ang Saturday niya? Nabobored kaya siya? Kainis kasi wala akong number ni Ice eh. Di ko tuloy siya matext o makamusta man lang. Eh pano pag nakukuha ko ang number niya, agad din naman syang nagpapalit ng number. Badtrip lang. Halatang wala talagang pagnanasa sakin eh. Le cries.

"Huy!" I jerked when I felt someone grasping my shoulders. I turned and Krissy's chuckle greeted me.

"Jusme naman Krissy," bahagya ko naman syang tinulak then I removed my earphones.

She continued giggling." Kanina ka pa naghihintay?"

"Di pa naman."

She sat across the table."Ba't mukhang bored ka?"

I heaved out a sigh."Namimiss ko na kasi si Ice," I puffed my cheeks.

"Hay nako," she rolled her eyes indicating that she's not in the mood to listen to my drama. "Ang mabuti pa, magboy hunting nalang tayo para makalimutan mo na yan si Alvarez," she winked.

I pulled up unamused face. "Ayan kana naman."

"Bakit? That's better than wasting your time blabbering about that useless guy right?"